Bob Keating

Bob Keating
Bob Keating
	Pitcher
	Born: September 22, 1862; Springfield, Massachusetts
	Died: January 19, 1922 (aged 59); Springfield, Massachusetts
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
	August 27, 1887, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	August 27, 1887, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win-loss record	0-1
Strikeouts	0
Earned run average	11.00
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (1887);

Robert M. Keating (September 22, 1862 – January 19, 1922), was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. He appeared in one game for the Orioles on August 27, 1887—pitching a complete game, allowing 16 runs on 16 hits in the loss. An arm injury ended his career and he became an inventor, starting off by inventing various shaving devices.

1896 ad for Keating bicycles

In 1897, he started the R.M. Keating Company which manufactured bicycles, through his Keating Wheel Works subsidiary. Keating had some success for a time with his bicycle business and may even have invented the first motorcycle, though the company apparently folded before any were released.

He also invented the rubber home plate, still in use today.

External links

Media related to Keating Wheel Company at Wikimedia Commons

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Robert Keating, inventor

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